Posting workout videos to social media

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Then don’t look at their account…? Who cares? You invest way too much in other people’s behavior that you find annoying.

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Anonymous wrote:I know a LOT of people who post workout summaries on Instagram, usually to stories. Peloton classes + milestones, OTF classes + splat points, runtracker apps with a summary of pace and distance. I don't do it, but I don't hate it either. I'm either vaguely proud of them for sticking to it, or reminded that I need to get off my @ss and get a ride in.

Filming yourself in the gym is worse, to me, because I can't help but think of how disruptive it is to everyone else at the gym to have this person taking up the squat rack + the floorspace between the squat rack and their phone (can't walk in the shot!) + the buffer zone I'd give them so that I'm not accidentally in the shot and posted online. Feels aggressively self-absorbed in a way that "so glad I got up for the 5:30 today! Start your day right!!" posts do not.

Yes, I'm old and don't know much about Instagram, but don't Instagram stories go away after one or two days? If so, that doesn't seem like a good way to track workouts.

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Anonymous wrote:Absolutely obnoxious. They need to ban all filming in the gym. These idiots take up so much space. It's also hilarious how many dumb women post videos thinking they performed some kind of 'gotcha' where they try to 'expose' men who they claim are 'creepers' because they are 'checking them out' while working out. Like no, sorry Lisa, you're in a public space looking and acting like a moron at the gym and hogging up tons of space in front of the power racks or weight racks. Maybe people are looking at you because you're stupid and want to know when the hell you're gonna get out of the way of the weights so other people can use them. It's so funny when these videos backfire on women trying to 'expose' guys and they get ripped apart on social media. Just workout and get out of the way. No one cares they you're exercising. Ban video taping in gyms now.

Lol.